[INDUSTRY NEWS] Breakbulk Americas has grown to be the


region’s largest and most influential event across Canada, the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean for all those involved in the project cargo and breakbulk community. This year, the event has extra significance because the original Breakbulk event will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Attendees include oil, gas and petrochemicals project owners, top industrial manufacturers, mining companies and metals producers who are moving cargoes throughout the Americas and around the world. Don Mahnke, president, and Devin


Mahnke, operations coordinator, will join Janine Smith on Booth F44 at this year’s show. Previously, Rapid Response Solutions


(RRS), the European distributor of Hydra- Slide hydraulic skidding equipment, held an open house event at its Portsmouth, UK facility on Tuesday 10 September. The event, which took place at the


company’s Dundas Lane site, showcased the entire range of equipment from Canadian manufacturer Hydra-Slide, including its HT300 heavy track and LP350 low profile skidding


system, AS500 alignment shoes, TT150 hydraulic turntable, climbing jacks, modular stands, and Hydra-Pac synchronous power pack. Equipment demonstrations took place throughout the day, with a team of engineers and riggers on hand to answer questions. Paul Barber, managing director at RRS,


said: “The products are amazing but seeing is believing, which was an important component of the open house event. It’s hard to think you can move 1,000t on two bits of metal with some graphite paste between them, but that’s what Hydra-Slide makes possible.” Hydra-Slide skidding systems are a


cost-effective, simple and safe method for moving heavy loads horizontally. They are built to last, engineered for field conditions, and designed with the rigger in mind. The 270t capacity HT300 has a total height of only 180mm (7 in.), saving jacking time and suiting it to use in confined spaces, while the 310t capacity LP350 low profile has a total height of less than 38mm (1.5 in.), making it ideal for situations where overhead space or clearance is even more limited, such as inside buildings or within live power stations.


Barber said: “An added benefit of having


a range of Hydra-Slide equipment is that we can use one power pack for jacking, skidding, and final alignment. Because there are so many industries that would benefit from skidding systems and the related rigging equipment, raising market awareness remains a top priority.” y


Crosby’s Straightpoint Adds Alex Hopper to Inside Sales Team


> Portsmouth, UK-based force measurement equipment manufacturer Straightpoint (SP), a Crosby Group company, has added Alex Hopper to its inside sales team. Hopper has relocated from Cheshire


in England’s northwest to the south coast, where her partner has taken an in-service degree placement with the Army. Further synergy with Crosby and SP’s diverse range of load cells and other technologies—the military is just one end user marketplace that consumes its equipment—is in the fact that


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